Old Testament
Sherebiah
A Levite who assisted Ezra and Nehemiah in the post-exilic restoration of temple service and the law.
Sherebiah was a Levite who returned from Babylon with Ezra and played a key role in the spiritual reconstruction of Jerusalem. He helped interpret the Law for the people and served as a leader in the temple worship and administrative duties under Nehemiah. His service highlights the importance of the Levites in maintaining the covenantal life of the returned exiles.
In the text
- Verses
- 7
- Books
- 2
- First appears
- Ezra 8:18
- Last appears
- Nehemiah 12:24
Where Sherebiah appears
7 verses · 4 chaptersIn the same books
- Ezra25 versesA priest and scribe who led a group of exiles from Babylon to Jerusalem to restore the Law of God.
- Artaxerxes14 versesA Persian king who authorized the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls and supported Ezra's mission to Judea.
- Tobiah12 versesAn Ammonite official who vehemently opposed Nehemiah's efforts to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
- Nehemiah7 versesA cupbearer to Artaxerxes who led the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls and restored the people's devotion to God.
- Mordecai52 versesA Jewish exile in Persia who raised his cousin Esther and saved the Jewish people from Haman's genocidal plot.
- Eliashib15 versesThe High Priest who oversaw the rebuilding of the Jerusalem wall and later compromised temple purity.
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